Hawaiian Airlines First Class, Up To 8 Seats

If you’re looking for lie-flat seats to Hawaii for multiple people, I wouldn’t pass up this option if you live on the west coast (or close to the west coast). With up to eight award seats available, you can bring your whole family or a bunch of friends!

Now, let’s get into it!

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Straight To The Points

Routes:

• LAX, SFO - HNL

• LAX - KOA

Operating airline: Hawaiian Airlines

Class of service: First class (really, it’s business class)

Dates:

• LAX, SFO - HNL: December 2024 - April 2025

• LAX - KOA: August - October 2025

Seats available: 2 (up to 8)

Cabin layout: 2-2-2 (Airbus A330-200), 1-2-1 (Boeing 787-9)

Book with (per person, one-way):

• *Hawaiian HawaiianMiles: 40,000 miles

• *JetBlue TrueBlue: 50,000 miles

• *Korean Air SkyPASS: 60,000 miles (round-trip)

• *Virgin Atlantic: Flying Club: 65,000 points

*No Surcharges

Taxes/fees (per person, one-way):

• From Mainland: $5.60

• From Hawaii: $5.60

Bank transfer partners:

• Hawaiian: Amex, Marriott

  • Alaska: Bilt, Marriott

• JetBlue: Amex, Chase, Citi

• Korean: Marriott

• Virgin: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott

  • 40% Chase transfer bonus

  • 30% Citi transfer bonus

Current Airline Transfer Bonuses

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Let me know if you book!

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Available Dates

Only select flights to/from LAX are operated by a Boeing 787-9.

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*Bookable with points

Flight Experience

Regardless of cabin layout, you can expect friendly service and solid inflight catering. Please note that these tickets don't come with lounge access.

Boeing 787-9

The first class cabin layout is arranged in a 1-2-1 layout that's similar to Virgin Atlantic Upper Class on the A350. The window seats are angled away from the aisle while the middle seats are angled toward the aisle.

Each seat will have privacy doors and an entertainment screen (unlike their old product).

Airbus A330-200

This is the older product. You’ll find a 2-2-2 layout with little privacy, but every seat is lie-flat. The only way to guarantee aisle access without your seat mate needing to climb over you is to select a middle seat. Seats do not have IFE screens, so download some shows and movies to your phone or tablet before your flight.

Best Ways To Book

Hawaiian: Great Rate + Combine Alaska Miles

Hawaiian offers a the best rate at 40,000 miles one-way. You can transfer Amex points directly to Hawaiian or you can transfer Bilt points to Alaska then move your Alaska miles to Hawaiian.

Virgin: Great With Chase Transfer Bonus

Typically, I’m not a big fan of Virgin’s rate of 65,000 points for a one-way award ticket. However, with Chase’s 40% transfer bonus, you’d only need 47,000 Ultimate Rewards points and that’s a great option!

How To Search

Search with Hawaiian Airlines:

1. Log into your HawaiianMiles account

2. Select Book Travel

3. Select one-way or roundtrip

4. Enter your origin/destination cities

5. Enter your date(s)

6. Select number of passengers

7. Select to Show Fare as Miles

8. Click Search Flights

Happy booking!